Thursday, January 26, 2012

Highlights from Louisville Basketball Players' Bios

DBSF was doing some research on college basketball when
he inadvertently came across bios on
the University of Louisville's men's basketball team.
Documenting 19 year old's thoughts and personal philosophies is probably
not that much of a mistake considering other social media outlets but that didn't
mean there wasn't something to learn.

Gorgui Deing (C) wears number 10 because "the best players in
sports wear than number". While all time greats, like Walt Frazier and
Earl the Pearl wore #10, contemporaries include Keith Bogans and Joel
Przybilla, who may or may not still be playing in the NBA/ professional
basketball/ working in some capacity related to basketball/ living. (Grant it, Dieng is from Senegal, and as a foreigner he is allowed to believe that Lionel Messi (#10) is the greatest player.)

Kyle Kuric (G/F/ bro) would most like to meet
"Michelangelo". Obvious time, space and language factors will likely
impede Kyle from achieving this goal. Interestingly, if Angel Nunez (G/F)
could meet anybody--literally any living, dead, fictitious, whatever, you
call it--he would like to meet Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway. From the glass-is-half-full perspective in contrast to Kuric, Angel has
what one has to classify as an 'achievable goal'. It’s called the Mall of
Memphis. Anfernee is probably in the food court right now. Like by the
Sbarro waiting for his Hawaiian to heat-up.

Chris Smith (G), who despite having the rosary neck tattoo, earns
DBSF 'favorite Louisville Cardinal' distinction for listing as his
favorite player as no other than JR Smith. DBSF's pride in Chris's selection was somewhat
mitigated upon learning that his other favorite player is Baron Davis, which
makes Chris--save Baron Davis's immediate family--the only person that lists
Baron Davis as their favorite basketball player.

Some other slightly less noteworthy findings include that Wayne
Blackshear's (G/F) favorite website is "Google", which DBSF can't
deny is a solid if not imprecise selection, and most everyone on the team
majors in sports administration (i.e., is planning a basketball-related
career), lists the Bible as their favorite book (i.e., not a lot of readers,
definitely the most nameable book), and over the last ten or so years XBox
appears to have teetered over the line from pastime into
lifestyle.